Diego Cervero Otero

Diego Cervero
Personal information
Full nameDiego Cervero Otero
Date of birth13 August 1983
Place of birthOviedo, Spain
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre forward
Club information
Current team
Oviedo
Youth career
1993–2003Real Oviedo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2003Oviedo B46(12)
2003–2006Oviedo87(30)
2006Marbella6(0)
2006–2007Lealtad20(9)
2007–2009Oviedo72(61)
2009–2012Logroñés108(50)
2012–Oviedo79(39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cervero and the second or maternal family name is Otero.

Diego Cervero Otero (born 13 August 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a centre forward.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Cervero graduated from Real Oviedo's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2000–01 season, in Tercera División. In the 2003 summer he was promoted to the main squad, now also in the fourth level, appearing regularly for the side during his three-year spell.[1]

In August 2006 Cervero went on a trial at Oldham Athletic, after turning down a new contract from Oviedo.[2] However, nothing came of it and he moved to UD Marbella, signing in the subsequent off-season with CD Lealtad.

In July 2007 Cervero returned to Oviedo,[3] and scored a career-best 35 goals during the 2008–09 campaign. On 15 July 2009, he signed a three-year deal with Segunda División B's UD Logroñés.[4]

On 5 July 2012 Cervero returned to his former club Oviedo, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[5] In June 2014 he renewed his link, also accepting a pay cut;[6] during most of his stint, he acted as team captain.

References

  1. ↑ Cervero: "Es imposible que el Oviedo desaparezca" (Cervero: "It is impossible that Oviedo disappears"); Marca, 31 December 2010 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Should Diego Cervero get a contract?; Vital Football, 17 August 2006
  3. ↑ Cervero anima el Campus del Oviedo tras las pruebas médicas (Cervero cheers up Oviedo camp after medical); Magazine Oviedista, 13 July 2007 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Logroñés ficha a Cervero para las tres próximas temporadas (Logroñés signs Cervero for the three following seasons); El Comercio, 15 July 2009 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Cervero regresa a casa (Cervero returns home); El Comercio, 5 July 2012 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Cervero acepta una rebaja en su sueldo para seguir en el Oviedo (Cervero accepts a wage reduction to remain with Oviedo); La Nueva España, 7 June 2014 (Spanish)

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